The potential for bi-lateral agreements in medical tourism: A qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives from the UK and India

Globalization and Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Martínez Álvarez, Melisa ^a   Chanda, Rupa ^b   Smith, Richard D ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOURISM MARKET;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL TOURISM; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

INDIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79955500923     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-7-11     Document Type: Article

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